Josh Austerfield

Josh Austerfield

Personal information
Full name	Joshua James Austerfield [1]
Date of birth	(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth	Morley, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Salford City
Number	33
Youth career
2009–2019	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Huddersfield Town	1	(0)
2020	→ Brighouse Town (loan)	1	(0)
2020–2021	→ Hyde United (loan)	0	(0)
2022	→ Harrogate Town (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2023	→ Harrogate Town (loan)	17	(0)
2023	→ Morecambe (loan)	14	(0)
2024	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	9	(2)
2024–	Salford City	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City.

Career

Born in Morley, ^[3] Austerfield moved to Huddersfield Town at the age of eight from his local club in Drighlington. ^[2] After progressing through the club's academy, he moved on loan to Brighouse Town in March 2020. He was sent off on his début, as a substitute in a defeat against Workington. ^[4]

Austerfield made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 5 September 2020, when he played as a substitute in the club's EFL Cup defeat against Rochdale. ^[5]

On 14 December 2020, Austerfield joined the Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a 28-day loan. ^[6]

On 9 January 2021, Austerfield made his first professional start for Huddersfield, against Plymouth Argyle. ^[7]

On 4 January 2022, he joined the EFL League Two side Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[8]

On 15 June 2022, Austerfield signed a new contract with Huddersfield, valid until summer 2026. ^[9] He returned to Harrogate on loan for the 2022–23 season on 21 June 2022, alongside Huddersfield teammate Jaheim Headley. ^[10] On 31 January 2023, Austerfield's loan at Harrogate was ended, so he could join EFL League One side Morecambe on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season. ^[11]

He made his league debut for Huddersfield on 26 August 2023 as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Norwich City. ^[12]

On 18 January 2024, he joined League Two club Crewe Alexandra on loan for the remainder of the season, ^[13] making his Crewe debut two days later as a 61st minute substitute for Chris Long in the side's 3–1 League Two win at Barrow on 20 January 2024. ^[14] On his fourth appearance, he scored his first professional goal in Crewe's 3–1 win at Stockport County on 13 February 2024. ^[15] Two games later, he scored again, in Crewe's 3–1 win at Notts County. ^[16]

Salford City

On 17 August 2024, Austerfield signed for League Two club Salford City on a two-year deal. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of 13 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2020–21 [18]	EFL Championship	0	0	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2023–24 [19]	EFL Championship	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
Harrogate Town (loan)	2021–22 [20]	League Two	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Harrogate Town (loan)	2022–23 [21]	League One	17	0	2	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	23	0
Morecambe (loan)	2022–23 [21]	League Two	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2023–24 [19]	League Two	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
Career total			54	2	3	0	3	0	3	0	63	2

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). EFL. 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
2. "Josh Austerfield - Midfielder". Huddersfield Town.
3. "Josh Austerfield". World Football. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
4. Adam Tomlinson (7 March 2020). "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS BRIGHOUSE". Huddersfield Town.
   - John Walsh (9 March 2020). "Workington Reds leave it late against Brighouse Town but title bid stays on track". Times and Star.
5. Mikey Partington (5 September 2020). "ROMONEY PROUD TO MAKE TOWN DEBUT". Huddersfield Town.
6. Eleanor Haigh (14 December 2020). "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS HYDE UNITED". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
7. Eleanor Haigh (28 March 2021). "IN PROFILE: JOSH AUSTERFIELD". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
8. "Josh Austerfield & Brahima Diarra: Huddersfield duo join Harrogate on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
9. "NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACT FOR JOSH AUSTERFIELD!". www.htafc.com.
10. David Threlfall-Sykes (21 June 2022). "Austerfield & Headley Join Harrogate Town". Huddersfield Town AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
11. "LOAN: AUSTERFIELD JOINS MORECAMBE ON LOAN". Huddersfield Town AFC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
12. "England - J. Austerfield - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
13. "Austerfield arrives on loan from Terriers". www.crewealex.net. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
14. "Barrow 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
15. "Stockport County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
16. "Notts County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
17. "Dynamic Midfielder Signs Two-Year Deal". www.salfordcityfc.co.uk. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
18. "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
19. "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
20. "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
21. "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links

• Josh Austerfield at Soccerbase